(a) There is established an account to be known as the “preseed financing account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, for the purposes of providing preseed financing pursuant to the program established in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, shall establish a program to provide preseed financing for Connecticut businesses, which shall include, but not be limited to, financial assistance for the development of proof of concepts and support services. Financial assistance shall not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars per eligible business. An eligible business shall (1) be principally located in Connecticut, (2) have not less than seventy-five per cent of its employees working in Connecticut, and (3) demonstrate private investment dollars of not less than fifty cents for every dollar of financial assistance sought from the program established pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this subsection, “private investment dollars” shall include funds from a public institution of higher education, except those funds derived from state appropriations or student tuition and fees, that are used to assist in the commercialization of technology owned by a public university.
(c) The corporation may enter into an agreement, pursuant to chapter 55a, with a nonprofit corporation providing services and resources to entrepreneurs and businesses to operate such program.
(P.A. 10-75, S. 12; P.A. 11-218, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 10-75 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-218 amended Subsec. (b) by adding definition of “private investment dollars”, effective July 13, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated
Section 32-32. - Short title: Innovation Capital Act of 1989.
Section 32-33. - Legislative finding.
Section 32-35. - Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated.
Section 32-36. - Perpetual succession. Termination.
Section 32-37. - Board of directors.
Section 32-38. - Chief executive officer.
Section 32-39. - Corporate purpose; powers.
Section 32-39d. - Guarantees of corporation made investment securities.
Section 32-39f. - CTNext. Purposes. Board of directors. Executive director.
Section 32-39g. - CTNext. Powers.
Section 32-39h. - CTNext. Procedures.
Section 32-39i. - CTNext Fund established. Uses.
Section 32-39j. - Definitions.
Section 32-39k. - Innovation place program. Purposes.
Section 32-39p. - Connecticut 500 Project. Goals. Solicitation of bids.
Section 32-39w. - Assistance with state strategic economic planning.
Section 32-39x. - Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program. Proof of concept fund.
Section 32-39y. - Recapitalization of innovation place program. Bond authorization.
Section 32-40. - Applications for financial aid.
Section 32-41aa. - Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund. Definitions.
Section 32-41b. - Bond issue for high technology products. Loan interest rates.
Section 32-41bb. - Bioscience Innovation Advisory Committee.
Section 32-41dd. - Bond authorization for Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund.
Section 32-41g. - Short title: Technology Deployment Act of 1993.
Section 32-41h. - Legislative finding.
Section 32-41i. - Definitions.
Section 32-41j. - Manufacturing application center program.
Section 32-41k. - Deployment research program.
Section 32-41l. - Energy and environmental technologies deployment center program.
Section 32-41m. - Connecticut educational and job training technologies deployment center programs.
Section 32-41n. - Critical technologies grant program.
Section 32-41nn. - Bond authorization for Regenerative Medicine Research Fund.
Section 32-41o. - Bond issue for technology deployment.
Section 32-41oo. - Program to incentivize formation of new venture capital funds.
Section 32-41p. - Workplace center of excellence program.
Section 32-41q. - Critical industries development account. Purpose. Regulations.
Section 32-41qq. - Plan to collect data re crumbling concrete foundations.
Section 32-41r. - Short title: Economic Recovery Act of 1996.
Section 32-41t. - High technology research and development program: Definitions.
Section 32-41u. - High technology research and development program: Establishment and purpose.
Section 32-41v. - Connecticut New Opportunities Fund.
Section 32-41w. - Early-stage venture capital program.
Section 32-41x. - Preseed financing account and program.
Section 32-41z. - Bond issue for the Connecticut Bioscience Collaboration program.
Section 32-42. - Examination. Audits.
Section 32-43. - State pledge.
Section 32-44. - Powers to be interpreted broadly.
Section 32-45. - Inconsistent provisions of law.
Section 32-46. - Tax exemption.
Section 32-47. - Personal liability of directors or persons acting on behalf of the corporation.